To improve mental health, quit smoking
Posted by staff / February 13, 2014 cigarette smokingmental healthmental health outcomesPatricia A. Cavazos-Rehg
A new study shows that quitting or significantly cutting back on cigarette smoking is linked to improved mental health outcomes. Quitting altogether or reducing by half the number of cigarettes smoked daily is associated with lower risk for mood disorders like depression, as well as a lower likelihood of alcohol and drug problems.
“We don’t know if their mental health improves first and then they are more motivated to quit smoking or if quitting smoking leads to an improvement in mental health,” says Patricia A. Cavazos-Rehg, assistant professor of psychiatry at Washington University in St. Louis. “But either way, our findings show a strong link between quitting and a better psychiatric outlook.”
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